Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-02

II suppose il .ODAs lust aguut - Old
Moses did whom ha went un the tree
yesterday. "a Hugh 70 himself in
great discontcEt. a. Lyddv Jane shot
out d tie room, for he TOOK great pride
in gett NC = good Likeness, and hated
10 give up on this one. I'll have 10
take Lyddy Jane unawares. he went
on h mseIf. Its the only way: but
how can manage t2''
After full quarter OF an hour, spent
in deep thought he placed his camera in
position 70 command door the room
VIII ch opened upon back porch. The
upper half of the room was glazed
The p0arch was much used in summer
! as a Dassageway from the she'd kitchen
to other parts of the rumbling old
house.
Now II lock this door: Lyddv Jane
! II come TO il, and wh le iii. Is irving
| TO oprS it. and wondering whats the
matter, L IL have her likeness in spite OF
her -
Clapping 9 hands to his mouth TO
keep in shoi.. over his tine plan. be
drew back INTO a corner TO wit fuG
Lyddy Jane. Presently hearing step
he snatched OFF the cap. drew further
back, and took out H. watch 10 count
the me. But the cautious trvIug of
the door-handle did not sound at all
like L,ddy Jane svigorous movements.
ant. after the few seconds were passed
he clapped on the cap and peepod curl
ou>lv out
''IIel'o!' he eXcla med. at sight of q
stumpy, ill-look NJ man, who started
back in c2ntus on Is Hugh suddenly
opened the door.
leone to see if the folks wants
any wood chopped" said the man.
"rll 20 and ask" Hugh ran I'D
stairs to his Aunt. while the man. with
a stealthy look to see if he was observ
ed, softly stepped across the room, tried
the handles of two other doors, and
was back in his place when Hugh came
back.
No, they don't" said Hugh. But
saw. he continued, ~ the visitor was
sh nffling out Of the door,. '.iet me take
your picture; won't YOU? I've taken
everybody about here, and l want
So me- new sitter"
He began adjusting the camera rs he
spoke, and the man moved away IN
alarm.
"NO, / won't, he said scsowling I'm
up to all that sort o trick. you know
He tramped away. and Hugh watch
ed him as i've went little way up the
road. and first taking a furtive look
about, climbed over the fence nto pas
ture lot ON the other side.
Wonder what he wants in Squire
Leigh's pasture. He don't look ike
the right sort Less sharp eyes than
the BOYS would have lost ght OF him.
but Hugh soon became conscious of /
81 ght movement in clump of alder
brush with which the field was thicklv
dotted. An hour or two later he went
to the spot.
"Queer!" he exclaimed. as he raise
an armlul of W thered branches which
looked as thrown there bv accident.
Under them was a small hole dug in
the ground and the branches had evil
IDENTIFY been put there TO conceal it,
Yes. he's queer customer. lwonder
if | could of got any kind OF 4 picture
of h IN rs he stood ut the door. and |
thought it was Lyddy Jane?" He went
amused at finding distinct Likeness OF
a very bad-looking hat just where Lyd-
dy James face would have been.
Ill ii nish this mp and tell INV moth
er it's one of the farm ,carecrows. he
said, 81 must try Lyddv Jane again.
In the dead of n @ht Lyddy Jane WAS
awakened BY fearful sound. and sat
up in bed with a bewildered face.
h!-slam-scream- she heard
her MISTRESS crv. and sprang up.
''It's that dreadful mach ne agoiu'
off at last I've alwa.s looked for
rart to it: Them chemic als-don't tell
met
But Lyddy Jane. in hving 10 the a'd
of her mist ress with all the energy of
her faithful son!. ran full against the
camera, which Hugh had of course left
in the wav. and the noise of its fall
added To :he general confusion: and
her next encounter was not with chemi-
Gals. but with man who nearly over
turned her as ne rus he'd out OF the
house. Bv this time the hired man.
who slept over the sta bles appeared.
and the two found Miss Fothergill in
woful state of fright. Furniture had
been overturned and windows smashed
in the burglars efforts to escape, and
when the Iree sets of scattered wits
were sulfic emily gathered TO admit of
their owners taking in clear idea OF
what occurred. it was found that nearly
! all of Miss FOthergilrs old-time jewelrv
and silver-ware. with some treasured
relics belonging to Lvddv Jane. and
entrusted 10 her mistress care, had
been stolen.
A week later Hugh went with others
to the county courthouse. in which
man under suspic on of being the thief
was standing his trial.
"Whew" he exclaimed aloud. al
sight of the prisoner. If t.at isn't the
very chap that came to the house that
day before the robbery"
Hugh was invited to tell all he knew
Of him, which was not much. Then an
old hat was shown him. VIII ch had been
found in the house on the mornin . at-
ter the robbery.
''D.d this man wear this hat?'
Il don know. I didn't notice his
hat. But" he cried. with a jump OF
sudden excitement. ''if be did, I've got
Q picture of Il at home"
After giving al account OF the taking
OF the picture, which ses the COURTROOM
IN roar. he was despatched with au
officer for the photO0ra aph of the hat